سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 157
أَوْ تَقُولُوا۟ لَوْ أَنَّآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ لَكُنَّآ أَهْدَىٰ مِنْهُمْ ۚ فَقَدْ جَآءَكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ ۚ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن كَذَّبَ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَصَدَفَ عَنْهَا ۗ سَنَجْزِى ٱلَّذِينَ يَصْدِفُونَ عَنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْدِفُونَ ﴿157﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or lest you (pagan Arabs) should say: "If only the Book had been sent down to us, we would surely have been better guided than they (Jews and Christians)." So now has come unto you a clear proof (the Qur’ân) from your Lord, and a guidance and a mercy. Who then does more wrong than one who rejects the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh and turns away therefrom? We shall requite those who turn away from Our Ayât with an evil torment, because of their turning away (from them). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوْ
aw
Or
تَقُولُوا۟
taqūlū
you say
لَوْ
law
If
أَنَّآ
annā
[that]
أُنزِلَ
unzila
was revealed
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
to us
ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ
l-kitābu
the Book
لَكُنَّآ
lakunnā
surely we (would) have been
أَهْدَىٰ
ahdā
better guided
مِنْهُمْ ۚ
min'hum
than them
فَقَدْ
faqad
So verily
جَآءَكُم
jāakum
has come to you
بَيِّنَةٌۭ
bayyinatun
clear proofs
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكُمْ
rabbikum
your Lord
وَهُدًۭى
wahudan
and a Guidance
وَرَحْمَةٌۭ ۚ
waraḥmatun
and a Mercy
فَمَنْ
faman
Then who
أَظْلَمُ
aẓlamu
(is) more unjust
مِمَّن
mimman
than (he) who
كَذَّبَ
kadhaba
denies
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
biāyāti
[with] (the) Verses
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَصَدَفَ
waṣadafa
and turns away
عَنْهَا ۗ
ʿanhā
from them
سَنَجْزِى
sanajzī
We will recompense
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يَصْدِفُونَ
yaṣdifūna
turn away
عَنْ
ʿan
from
ءَايَـٰتِنَا
āyātinā
Our Signs
سُوٓءَ
sūa
(with) an evil
ٱلْعَذَابِ
l-ʿadhābi
punishment
بِمَا
bimā
because
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
يَصْدِفُونَ
yaṣdifūna
turn away
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
Or so that you do not say, “If the Book had been sent down to us, we would surely have been better guided than them.” Now there has come to you a clear proof from your Lord, and guidance, and mercy. So who is more unjust [180] than the one who denies Allah’s signs and turns away from them? We will punish those who turn away from Our signs with a severe punishment for their turning away.
[180] Even after the revelation of such a blessed and magnificent Book, if anyone turns away from the signs of Allah, then this is an extreme misfortune, and such people who turn away are certainly deserving of the worst punishment. In this verse, the address is to the disbelievers of Makkah, but when their turning away and its punishment was mentioned, the address was made general so that stubbornness and opposition would not arise.
[180] Even after the revelation of such a blessed and magnificent Book, if anyone turns away from the signs of Allah, then this is an extreme misfortune, and such people who turn away are certainly deserving of the worst punishment. In this verse, the address is to the disbelievers of Makkah, but when their turning away and its punishment was mentioned, the address was made general so that stubbornness and opposition would not arise.
